Media playback is not supported on this device Double World Indoors medallist Laura Muir would have multiple global titles by now were she not up against some of the best runners of all time, says the 24-year-old Scot’s coach Andy Young. Muir won 1500m silver and 3,000m bronze in Birmingham, her first global medals. Young

Athletes have been told by UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) not to refuse to take a drugs test if they are given discontinued sample bottles. The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) said on Friday that Swiss firm Berlinger had quit the doping control business amid concerns about its products. In January, Wada found Berlinger’s new bottles – which

American Michael Norman broke the world indoor 400m record in only his third race in the event. The 20-year-old is the Under-20 world 200m champion and clocked 44.52 seconds at the US collegiate indoor championships in Texas. Norman eased through the first lap in 21.33 seconds on his way to the record. His time took

2018 Commonwealth Games Venue: Gold Coast, Australia Dates: 4-15 April Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Red Button, Connected TVs, BBC Sport website and app; listen on Radio 5 live and follow text updates online. Welsh runner Dewi Griffiths has been ruled out of the Commonwealth Games through an undisclosed injury problem. Griffiths, who is

A crowdfunding campaign has raised more than $33,000 (£24,000) for the South African athlete who was attacked by a gang who tried to saw his legs off. The fund was set up on Wednesday after news of the horrific attack on Mhlengi Gwala began to spread around the world. He was doing triathlon training in

The first woman given an official number in the Boston Marathon will take part in this year’s London race. Women were barred from running the Boston race when Kathrine Switzer, now 71, challenged the ban in 1967. Entering using her initials – and so disguising her gender – she became known worldwide when an official

German police say they “cannot see any indication of racial harassment” against Sir Mo Farah at Munich airport. The Briton, 34, was travelling to Ethiopia in preparation for next month’s London Marathon when the alleged incident took place. The Somalia-born four-time Olympic champion posted a video on Instagram showing an altercation at the airport. But

Media playback is not supported on this device Who’s the world’s best man over 200m? Should be simple enough. Turkey’s Ramil Guliyev won the world title in London last year. But, hold on, 10 people recorded faster times in 2017. One of them – Andre de Grasse – won silver behind Usain Bolt at Rio

Olympic and world champion hurdler Omar McLeod will miss the Commonwealth Games next month after reportedly failing to “make himself available” for selection. The Jamiacan, 23, who won the 110m world title in a time of 13.04 seconds last year, has a personal best of 12.90 and was favoured for gold in Australia. However, he

Four-time Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah says he was racially harassed by security staff at a German airport. The Briton, 34, was travelling from Munich to Ethiopia in preparation for next month’s London Marathon when the alleged incident took place. The Somalia-born athlete posted a video on Instagram showing an altercation with a security guard